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Norman Music Festival (NMF) is an annual, large, 3-day music festival in downtown Norman, Oklahoma. Each year it highlights performances from many different genres of music. NMF encompasses approximately 12 indoor venues and 4 outdoor stages with acts performing throughout the days and nights. Founded in 2008, it has grown to include food and art from local vendors. The festival, which is free to the public, draws more than 70,000 visitors and generates approximately $3.5M in economic impact. NMF takes place on the final full weekend of April, and showcases approximately 300 original material performances from a mix of Local and Internationally acclaimed acts.
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Hosts a variety of live music and theatre performances.
A commercial gallery that shows cutting edge work by artists from near and far.
Houses a notable collection of French Impressionist art and a large collection of the Taos Society of Artists.
Make sure to see the "Cooper Skull," the crushed skull of a now-extinct bison, which is the oldest known painted artifact in North America.
The National Weather Center is the headquarters of the OU School of Meteorology and houses many weather agencies, including the National Weather Service Norman forecast office, Storm Prediction Center, National Severe Storms Laboratory, and Oklahoma Mesonet. The National Weather Center also houses the Flying Cow Cafe. Reservations are required for tours, and visitors are encouraged to make reservations two to four weeks in advance. Visitors must check in with security upon arriving.
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